President of Armenia officially appoints Serzh Sargsyan as Prime Minister following election
17:47, 17 April, 2018YEREVAN, APRIL 17, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian signed an order April 17 on appointing Serzh Sargsyan as Prime Minister.
Earlier in the day, Serzh Sargsyan was elected to serve as Prime Minister by Members of Parliament in an open voting.
77 MPs voted in favor of Serzh Sargsyan, with only 17 against.
This voting was the first time when a Prime Minister was elected by Members of Parliament.
English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan
x
x
x
x
- 01.18-20:37 Romania’s national flag carrier to conduct direct Bucharest-Yerevan flights
- 01.18-19:21 Nikol Pashinyan holds farewell meeting with Ambassador of UAE
- 01.18-18:30 PM Pashinyan to participate in World Economic Forum in Davos
- 01.18-17:46 Kocharyan’s pre-trial detention extended for another two months
- 01.18-17:43 Court of Appeal to publish decision on Manvel Grigoryan’s preventive measure January 22
- 01.18-17:19 Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals - 18-01-19
- 01.18-17:18 Asian Stocks - 18-01-19
- 01.18-17:07 Georgia to preserve role of transit country for Russian gas supply to Armenia - Mamuka Bakhtadze
- 01.18-16:48 Armenia launches dialogue with EU member states on visa liberalization
- 01.18-16:32 Human rights advocate says Armenia must adopt document on 1990 Baku massacres
- 01.18-16:20 Armenia ranked “free” in Freedom on the Net 2018
- 01.18-16:18 Armenian President completes official visit to UAE
- 01.18-15:53 Italian Renco’s CEO assures construction of new power station in Yerevan will launch soon
- 01.18-15:51 Armenian Ambassador presents copy of credentials at Czech foreign ministry
- 01.18-15:42 Speaker Mirzoyan convenes extraordinary session of Parliament’s Council
- 01.18-15:35 Murder cases declined in Armenia in 2018 at least for past 38 years
- 01.18-15:25 Armenian Parliament elects chairs of 11 standing committees
- 01.18-15:20 Speaker Mirzoyan says the leadership fulfilled its priority mission: second stage of reforms is ahead
- 01.18-14:50 No final decision yet on bill to change government’s composition: Discussions continue
- 01.18-14:48 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Krakow, Poland
- 01.18-14:37 Ambassador Papikyan meets with OSCE Secretary General
- 01.18-14:30 Armenian Ambassador to Netherlands meets with Europol’s Executive Director
- 01.18-14:28 Court approves motion to remand former minister in custody
- 01.18-14:05 Armenian school-children win 14 medals in international Olympiad
- 01.18-13:44 Tsarukyan assures there is no tension between Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia factions
- 01.18-13:20 18 die in Georgia from H1N1 complications
- 01.18-12:41 Turkish Parliament rejects Garo Paylan’s demand to investigate Dink’s murder
- 01.18-12:41 Road condition update
- 01.18-12:15 President Sarkissian meets Armenian community representatives in Abu Dhabi
- 01.18-12:07 UN welcomes Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs’ commitment to prepare populations for peace
- 01.18-11:38 Voting on electing chairs of parliamentary standing committees begins
- 01.18-11:22 Deputy minister of Labor and Social Affairs relieved from position
- 01.18-11:15 Lawmaker sees need for raising Central Bank’s accountability
- 01.18-10:33 Colombia declares national mourning over Bogotá terror attack
- 01.18-10:13 Stepantsminda-Lars highway closed for all types of vehicles
20:35, 01.15.2019
Viewed 1739 times
Donald Trump signs Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act into law – ANCA salutes
the measure
16:05, 01.12.2019
Viewed 1445 times
Artsakh Ombudsman condemns Azerbaijan for pursuing international filmmakers for making a
film in Artsakh
19:02, 01.14.2019
Viewed 1301 times
Artsakh’s FM highlights full participation of Stepanakert in NK conflict settlement negotiations
14:00, 01.15.2019
Viewed 1230 times
Romanian TAROM airline enters Armenian market
17:43, 01.14.2019
Viewed 1211 times
Swedish Prime Minister congratulates Nikol Pashinyan
Page Configuration